You sell them to the rag and bone man, like our great-grandparents did.
What are you supposed to do with old clothes?
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Merino wool is great for this.
in the heat, I wouldn't want thick merino wool on. and in my experience, any thin thread 100 ones don't last that long even when babied. I do like thicker ones for the winter as base layers though
How long do they last for you, (and what brands) since i'm currently hunting for something solution.
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#133Earlier quoted context omitted.
My wife struggles with the social expectations on womens dress. She’s a geeky engineer at heart just like you and me. Shed happily cycle through the same few things but even as a scientist and health care provider not working in, say, marketing she gets judged hard on her clothes. It’s cost her promotions. It sucks and thank you for recognizing one of our subconscious privileges.
I'm sure i'll be downvoted for this, but I think that this was solved for men many generations ago with the implementation of the a uniform, uniform. We're not in a time in history where this is considered an acceptable solution for women, as we (species) are all about expressing individuality.
> I'm sure i'll be downvoted for this, but I think that this was solved for men many generations ago with the implementation of the a uniform, uniform.
The range of variations in acceptable men's dress may be much narrower, and men may be less likely to be viewed negatively for consistently choosing near-identical points within the range, but there are pretty specific expectations for men which change over time and in different contexts and subcultures, and men are still judged very harshly for not making contextually correct selections.
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#134"The garment industry has a vested interest in ensuring that the rest of us think of clothing as disposable, or at least mutable. This is especially true of fast-fashion companies, but it's also true for luxury brands, even if they market their products with the promise that they'll last a lifetime." Responsible journalism. +1 Currently trying out some "guaranteed for life" hiking socks made in Vermont. No doubt some…
Does anyone know of a Darn Tough Socks equivalent for blue jeans? I only get 6 months - 2 years out of mine.
Re: What are you supposed to do with old clothes?
#135Earlier quoted context omitted.
My wife struggles with the social expectations on womens dress. She’s a geeky engineer at heart just like you and me. Shed happily cycle through the same few things but even as a scientist and health care provider not working in, say, marketing she gets judged hard on her clothes. It’s cost her promotions. It sucks and thank you for recognizing one of our subconscious privileges.
I'm sure i'll be downvoted for this, but I think that this was solved for men many generations ago with the implementation of the a uniform, uniform. We're not in a time in history where this is considered an acceptable solution for women, as we (species) are all about expressing individuality.
School uniforms and strong dress codes are great equalizers in schools too.
Uniforms aren't given the respect they deserve.
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#136Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm sure i'll be downvoted for this, but I think that this was solved for men many generations ago with the implementation of the a uniform, uniform. We're not in a time in history where this is considered an acceptable solution for women, as we (species) are all about expressing individuality.
> I'm sure i'll be downvoted for this, but I think that this was solved for men many generations ago with the implementation of the a uniform, uniform. The range of variations in acceptable men's dress may be much narrower, and men may be less likely to be viewed negatively for consistently choosing near-identical points within the range, but there are pretty specific expectations for men which change over time and i…
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#137Earlier quoted context omitted.
> ...but the speed with which children change size soundly outstrips the lifetime of the average piece of clothing. So you swap clothing around to other parents who have younger kids, in exchange from clothing from people with older kids? There's a very solid ecosystem of clothing/shoes/etc moving around our church, and it's quite common to see someone wearing clothes that our kids used to wear, or seeing our kids we…
Unfortunately many parents pass on really shrill and tasteless clothes made from cheap synthetic fabric. If you care about esthetics and teaching your children about style and materials, trading clothes becomes much more difficult. Flea markets turned out to be a much better source for fantastic old clothes, but require more time and at least some money. However, with three children who inherit their older siblings c…
> However, with three children who inherit their older siblings clothes, many pieces don't survive the third iteration of wear and tear.
Wow those cheap synthetics passed down among countless generations at church sure look good then.
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#138Earlier quoted context omitted.
> ...but the speed with which children change size soundly outstrips the lifetime of the average piece of clothing. So you swap clothing around to other parents who have younger kids, in exchange from clothing from people with older kids? There's a very solid ecosystem of clothing/shoes/etc moving around our church, and it's quite common to see someone wearing clothes that our kids used to wear, or seeing our kids we…
We tried this, and even tried the whole cloth diapers thing, too. My daughter outgrew her cloth diapers in less than a year. We moved to a new place when she was one and we still don't know enough people to be able to do this sort of swap. Our neighbors have girls near her age, but they just moved here, too, and did a big purge back where they came from. It's easy to talk about swapping clothes when you have a large…
For clothe diapers, just use flats. They last forever. There's really no need to size them. They're a lot easier too.
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#139Earlier quoted context omitted.
Patagonia is not 5-10x those brands, but they do promise to repair your clothes if you bring them in. So even if the quality is not necessarily much better, at least they’ll help you make your clothes last.
Have they gotten better at that? I had a favorite pair of ski pants replaced instead of being repaired several years ago for a relatively minor zipper replacement. The cost of replacing a zipper is ridiculous compared to the cost of the zipper or even the pants. Probably because the pattern is not made with zipper replacement in mind. I was content to pin that pocket or add a flap and button over the zipper.
They have started designing their garments and sleeping bags to be more easily repairable. Especially around the zipper. It isn’t perfect but they seem to take it more seriously than any other company on the planet.
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#140> There is simply no easy, universal guidance for the most Earth-friendly or hassle-free or socially good way for you to dispose of your old clothes But there is. In fact, the answer is right in the setup of the article. > For much of American history [...] most of the population considered the endless accumulation of material goods unseemly, Basically, don't buy so many clothes to begin with. And then you don't have…
> Basically, don't buy so many clothes to begin with. And then you don't have to dispose them.
I bought barely any clothes in years, but how are you going to follow fashion like that? /s